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News for Southern Colorado County, Texas — The Eagle Lake Headlight
Page 4, Thursday, February 18,1999
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Josephine Inez Briggs
Heloise Brown Canter
Allen A. Moss
August 30,1915 - February 9,1999
April 26,1918 - February 9,1999
April 12,1934 - February 13,1999
Allen A. Moss, 64, of Rock Island, Larry and Carolyn Moss of Lafayette,
passed away at 7:56 p.m. Saturday, Louisiana, Bennie Lee Moss of Eagle
February 13,1999, atColumbus Com- Lake and Robert and Karen Moss of
La Marque; grandchildren, Tiffany
munity Hospital.
He was born April 12, 1934, in Mraz of Rock Island, Tristin and MaRock Island to Ernest John and Jo- Kayla Mayes of Glidden and Kyle and
Trent Rollins of Columbus; a host of
sephine SarsField Moss Sr.
He was a lifelong resident of Colo- nieces; nephews; and other relatives
rado County and retired in 1997 as a and loved ones.
Funeral services were at 10 a.m.
mechanic with Colorado County Pet
No. 1 with almost 20 years of service. held Wednesday, February 17, from
He was preceded in death by his the Chapel of Dulany Funeral Home
parents and an infant brother.
in Eagle Lake with Wes Jacobsen,
Survivors include his daughters Pastor of New Life Assembly of God
and sons-in-law, JoAnn and Jack in Columbus, officiating.
Mayes of Glidden, Dianna Mraz of
Interment followed in Myrtle
Rock Island and Marsha and Derrick Cemetery in Rock Island.
Arrangements were under the diRollins of Columbus; a son, Travis
Moss of Rock Island; sisters and rection of Dulany Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were David Rollins,
brothers-in-law, Billie Jean Mesecke
of Richmond, Joann and Robert Roy Lee Girndt, Billy Mayes, Jerry
Buster of Edinburg, Kathryn Sue and Greak, David Fuller and George
Richard Holt of Victoria and Betty Steinhouser.
Louise Frahmof Friendswood; brothers and sisters-in-law, Susie and EJ.
Sympathy is extended to the famMoss Jr. of Columbia, Tenn., Don ily in their loss.
Heloise Brown Canter, beloved by
all who knew her, peacefully departed
this life Tuesday, February 9, 1999,
after surviving a stroke in 1993.
She was born April 26, 1918, in
Houston and grew up in Eagle Lake.
Heloise was agracious and genteel
lady, who was ever mindful of the
needs of others. She always found
things to be thankful for and was so
very good to her family.
She was honored as having
achieved distinction in Business Administration at Mary-Hardin-Baylor's 100th year celebration in 1945,
soon after completing her studies in
the field.
Her achievements included being
was the First woman, in Houston and
the entire Gulf Coast area, to become
a CPA, passing the Texas CPA Examination in May of 1942; 1947,
named national president of the
American Women's Society of Certified Public Accountants (AWSCPA),
being a member since 1942; in 1948
became the first woman CPA in Arkansas; appointed an official delegate
of the American Institute of CPAs to
the first Inter-American Accounting
Conference in Puerto Rico in 1949;
second conference held in Mexico
City in 1951; and the third, which was
held on Sao Paulo in 1954; official
delegate of AWSCPA to the second
Inter-American Accounting Conference in Mexico City, represented by
20 nations; the only female member of
the advisory board of the International
Accountants Society; first president
of the Texas Chapter of the American
Society of Women Accountants
(AS W A) and first presiding officer of
the Houston chapter twice; convention chairman for the 1952 annual
meeting for AWSCPA/ASWA and
the co-chairman of the publicity committee for the American Institute of
Accountants Convention.
Other accomplishments include
from 1949 to 1983, she served as Financial Counsel for the American Society of Medical Technologists, with
accounting practice spanning over 30
years and her loyal clients were also
her friends; many of them with her
from the beginning; featured both on
annual televised "call-in" tax programs and in professional publications; a member of the Altrusa Club,^
charitable organization, serving as
treasurer and director and providing
income tax service free of charge to
veteran patients at the VA Hospital;
recognized by the Texas Society of
CPAs for 50 years of membership
from 1942 to 1992; honored by the
ASWA for 40 years of distinguished
service to the accounting profession
and again 10 years later; the only life
member of the Houston Chapter;
being honored by the Texas State
Briggs of Lake Jackson and Randy
and Kay Briggs of La Grange; sisters,
Joann Cone of Angieton, Frances
Stevens of Yoakum, and Catherine
Dunn of Fort Worth; brothers, Horace
Weaver of Alvin and Wilson Weaver
of Santee, California; grandchildren,
Wendy Baty of Brazoria, Scott Briggs
of Lake Jackson, Susan Briggs of
Austin, Kitti Ebner of Bryan and
Melinda Ditta and Stacy Tyree of La
Grange; 10 great-grandchildren; a
host of nieces; nephews; and other
relatives and loved ones.
Funeral services were held Friday,
February 12, at 2 p.m. from the Chapel
of Dulany Funeral Home in Eagle
Lake with Chris Benjamin and Curt
Gunz from Lake Jackson Church of
Christ officiating.
Interment followed at the Lissie
Cemetery.
Dulany Funeral Home in Eagle
Lake was in charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers were Scott Briggs, Pat
Cone, Sherman, Joe and Lance Weaver and Chuck Baty.
Sympathy is extended to the family in their loss.
Josephine Inez Briggs, 83, of Lake
Jackson, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 1999, at Lake Jackson Health
Care Center.
She was born August 30, 1915, in
San Felipe, to Joseph Edward and
Emily Catherine (Armstrong)
Weaver.
Josephine was a resident of Austin
and Colorado Counties, particularly
Eagle Lake, most of her life, moving
to Brazoria County in 1985.
She and Leroy Benjamin Briggs
were married June 27,1936, in Lissie.
Josephine led a distinguished career in Practical Nursing, serving Drs.
J.R. and J.C. Laughlin and the former
Laughlin Hospital in Eagle Lake.
She was raised in the Church of
Christ and involved in establishing a
Church of Christ in Eagle Lake, and
later attended church in Columbus.
Josephine was preceded in death
by her parents; husband (August 8,
1984); sisters, Lottie Roe, EffieTasker, Alice Adkins and Lorena Halbritter; and a brother, Sherman Weaver.
Survivors include her sons and
daughters-in-law, Gary and Carolyn
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COLUMBUS PHYSICAL THERAPY
& REHABILITATION SERVICES, INC.
Announces...
February 24,1921
Leroy Muesse, 77, of Columbus,
passed away Monday, February 8,
1999, at Oak Bluff Village in Columbus.
He was born February 24,1921, in
Ellingerto JohnL. and Minnie Koenig
Muesse.
Leroy was a member of St. Paul
Lutheran Church of Columbus, life
member of Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 6113 (serving eight terms as
commander), life member of American Legion Post 383 (serving two
terms as commander), All State Commander of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars 1985, life member of D.A.V.
Post 229 La Grange, and a member of
the 70th Infantry Division Association, Woodman of the World Lodge
#007 Columbus, Texas Sportsman
Association, AARP and the Texas
German Society.
While in the service from Jan.
1940 to August 1944, he was decorated with the following medals:
American Defense Service Medal,
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with
Overseas Device, Good Conduct
Medal (Army), World War Two Victory Medal, Expert Infantryman's
Badge, Expert and Sharpshooter
Badge on Infantry Weapons.
He was instrumental in forming
the South Central Texas Baseball
League after World War II and served
as its first president, becoming a
member of the "Old Timers Baseball
Hall of Fame" of Halletts ville.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; and a brother, Alfred Muesse.
Survivors include his daughters
and sons-in-law, Glenda and Robert
Mica of Flatonia and Marsha and
David Brune of Marble Falls; son and
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February 8,1999
sisters, Viola Kettler of Waller and
La Verne Obenhaus and Gladys Semora of Eagle Lake; grandchildren,
Scott and Stacey Jenke, Russell, Jason
and Justin Muesse and Kristin Moseley; and a special friend, Evelyn
Haschke of La Grange.
Funeral services were held at 10
a.m. Wednesday, February 10, from
Henneke Funeral Home in Columbus
with Rev. Robert Schlortt officiating.
Interment followed in Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery in Columbus.
Arrangements were under the direction of Henneke Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Scott Jenke, Jason and Justin Muesse, Gary and
Shane Porter and Brent Salyer.
Honorary pallbearers were Russell Muesse, Howard Schindler, Pet
Crawford, Manley, Jack and Crockett
Leyendecker, Fritz Cranek and Roy
Cloat.
Sympathy is extended to the family in their loss.
Junious
Stevens
Junious Stevens, 71, of Eagle
Lake, passed away at 8:44 a.m. Monday, Feb. 15, 1999, at Rice Medical
Center in Eagle Lake.
Services were pending as of press
time. A full obituary will be printed in
next week's Headlight.
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daughters-in-law, Glenn and Darlene lODaCCO HWareiieSS
Sympathy is extended to the fam- Muesse of La Grange and Leonard
ily in their loss.
and Lily Muesse of College Station;
Jimmy M. Sanchez Sr.
Colorado Valley Transit and Columbus Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Services, Inc.,
have teamed up to provide free transportation to these out patient locations!
Columbus Health & Fitness Center
Eagle Lake Rehab Services
220 E. Main
Leroy Muesse
KKEE Transportation
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Member F.D.I.C.
Board of Public Accountants on the
50th anniversary of the issuance of her
CPA certificate and cited her as an
outstanding example of personal and
professional integrity.
Also, the Houston Chapter of the
Texas Society of CPAs recognized her
for 40 continuous years of dedication
and support and named her an honorary lifetime member; named an honorary 50-year member of American
Institute of CPAs; named Houston's
Outstanding Business Woman for
1947 and honored by the Houston
Business and Professional Women's
Club of Houston, of which she was a
member; cited by the American Society of Medical Technologist in 1972
in recognition of her dedication,
which was "above and beyond expectations"; in 1984, recognized as a
"^Voman of Excellence" by the Federation of Houston Professional
Women; in 1992 the Education Foundation of AWSCPA/ASWA established a "Heloise Brown Canter Laurels Scholarship Fund."
April 18, 1954, she married Dr.
Joseph Canter and suffered through
his loss on December 19, 1954. Following his death, she helped raise his
son, Ron Canter, putting him through
Rice University. Ron was killed during the Vietnam Conflict
She was preceded in death by her
sisters, Virginia "Sugar" Welch and
husband, Donald G. Welch, and is
survived by their daughters, Sharon S.
Welch of Bellaire and Donni WelchRawls and husband, Rob, and their
sons, Mark and Justin of Jacksonville,
Florida; preceded in death by her sister, Juanita"Sis"Towell and husband,
Roy Towell, and is survived by their
daughters, Cindy Sheen and husband,
Mike, and their sons, Brian and Danny
Sheen of Houston; Sandra Higel and
husband, Tom, of Colorado Springs,
Colorado; sons, Ron Canter and wife
Joan, Douglas Futch and wife, Janelle,
and their daughters, Brianna and Shaina of Atlanta, Georgia, Jeff Futch and
wife Jeanne; preceded in death by a
brother, Phil C. Brown, and survived
by his wife, Charlene, and their children, Penny Alexander and husband,
Ron; their son, Ryan, and daughter,
Kelsey, Susan Clayton and husband,
Neal; and Tonya and Scott Brown of
California.
She was loved and respected by all
who knew her and will be deeply
missed.
Funeral services were held Monday, February 15, at 10 a.m. from the
Second Baptist Church of Houston.
Interment followed in Forest Park
Lawndale Cemetery.
Settegast-Kopf Funeral Home in
Houston was in charge of arrangements.
For those desiring, donations may
be made to ASWA Memorial Fund, d
o Eunice Reiter, 5005 Woodway Suite
#300, Houston, TX 77056.
Jimmy M. Sanchez Sr., 70, of San Angelodied Monday, February 8,1999,
in a local hospital.
He was bom November 27, 1928, in Eagle Lake.
Sanchez was a heavy equipment operator in the construction business and
a member of Tree of Life Church.
Survivors include his wife, Ermelinda Sanchez; two sons, Jimmy Sanchez
Jr. and Jesse Sanchez; two daughters Rose and Nora Samarripa, all of San
Angelo; nine grandchildren; three brothers, Modesto Sanchez of Flatonia and
Ricky Sanchez and Joe Henry Sanchez of Foreman, Arkansas; step-mother,
Margie Sanchez of Foreman; and sister, Bonnie Serrano of Houston.
Prayer services were held Wednesday, February 10, and Thursday, February 11, at Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, February 12, at 2 p.m. at the
Tree of Life Church with Rev. Walt Landers officiating.
Burial followed in Fairmount Cemetery.
Johnson's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Sympathy is extended to the family in their loss.
Applications are currently being
accepted for persons interested in becoming certified to teach the Texas
Youth Tobacco Awareness Program
to youth who have been cited and
found guilty of tobacco possession, a
Class C misdemeanor.
Once trained, instructors will be
able to offer the curricu lum as an alternative to community service, fines
and the possible loss of a teen's drivers
license. The two-day training will be
held in various locations through July.
For more information, please contact the Texas Dept. of Health Office
of Tobacco Prevention & Control,
800-345-8647 or 512-458-7402.
Attend the Church of Your Choice.
LIVING HOPE CHURCH: Revs. Joe and Mercy Fling; 234-5536.
TEMPLE BEREA: 621 Maple Street, Eagle Lake. Lie. Manuel Matamoros.
ROCK ISLAND FULL GOSPEL: P.O. Box 232, Rock Island: 234-5840; Nick
Williams, Pastor.
LATIN-AMERICAN ASSEMBLY OF GOD (Helen de Judea Mislon): 1000
East E, Eagle Lake; Ruth Olvera, Pastor
SEALY ASSEMBLY OF GOD: 1140 Meyer St., Sealy;Warrcn Richardson,
Pastor.
THE DAY OF PENTECOST APOSTOLIC REVIVAL FM 102 S, Matthews, 4
p.m. (at Ml. Zion). Rev. R.L. Carter. '
GREATER NEW FAITH CHURCH: 6406 Guyler, Wallis; Rev. Clay Spears.
409-478-2169.
EAST BERNARD FIRST BAPTIST: Rev. Clifford Roser.
FIRST BAPTIST: N. Lake at E. Prairie, Eagle Lake.
FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST: 405 S. Lake, Eagle Lake; Rev. Earl Shorter, Jr.,
Pastor, 234-5795.
IGLESIA BAUTISTA GETSEMAM: 901 B Street, Eagle Lake; Rev. Mario
Vasquez.
GREATER MT. OLIVE BAPTIST: Rev. R. Kiser, Pastor. 705 Lake, Eagle Lake,
234-3545.
PROVIDENCE BAPTIST: 1207 E. State, Eagle Lake. Rev. Goby Shorter; 2343735.
ROCK ISLAND BAPTIST: Bob Allison, Pastor.
SHERIDAN FIRST BAPTIST
WHITE CLOUD BAPTIST CHURCH: 202 Old Altair Rd., Eagle Lake; Rev.
Obie Rhodes; 234-3800.
CHURCH OF CHRIST: Sheridan, Texas.
NEW LIFE FELLOWSHIP: Hwy. 90A, Sheridan; Del Sanford, Pastor; 234-3276.
CHRIST OUR REDEEMER - Charismatic: 478-7534,478-6512, Jerry C.
McKinney, Pastor.
HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH: East Bernard.
CATHOLIC PARISH OFTHE NATIVITY': Our Lady of Guadalupe
Sanctuary: Guadalupe & Murphy Streets; 7 a.m. (Esparto!), 9 a.m., 11 a.m.,
Rev. Eddie Winkler, 310 N, Stevenson, 409-234-2842.
ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH: Box 97, Nada, 758-3218. Rev. Joseph
Koebel, Pastor.
CHRIST EPISCOPAL: 306 E. Stockbridge.
GOSPEL MISSION CHURCH: Pastors Erik & Crystal Cameron; 510 E.
Prairie, Eagle Lake, 409-234-3225 or 234-2824.
GRACE LUTHERAN: 408 N. Stevenson, 234-3381; Rev. Clements Richards.
LEHRER MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST: Garwood, Texas. Rev. Barry
Bauerschlag, Pastor.
LISSIE UNITED METHODIST: Thomas A. Jax, Pastor; 234-2112; Lissie, Tx.
ROCK ISLAND METHODIST: Ken Sellers Jr., Lay-Pastor.
UNITED METHODIST: Barry Bauerschlag, Pastor. 200 W. Prairie; SundaySchool 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:45 a.m.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN: 106 E. Stale Street, Eagle Lake; 234-3368
VINE OFTHE LORD: Rev. Paul Aguilar, 1300 E. State, Eagle Lake; 234-7543
FRIENDSHIP A:G: 501 Wallace, East Bernard. Fred Chambers, Pastor.
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS: 600 West
St., Sealy; Marshall Crosby, Branch Pres.
CHURCH OF CHRIST: 815 Milam, Columbus. Lynn Wilson, Minister.
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS: 200 N.
Lake, Eagle Lake, 234-5805; Miguel H. Arellano, Branch President.
THE SHEPHERD'S WAY: Non-denominational Christian Fellowship; 217
Main, Sealy. Frank Lucas, Pastor. 885-7873.
Joshua Ryan
Navarro
Raymond and Alyssa Navarro Jr.
of El Campo are pleased to announce
the birth of their third child, a son, born
atlO:19p.m.February7,1999,atRice
Medical Center in Eagle Lake.
Joshua Ryan weighed seven
pounds, 14 ounces and measured 20
inches at birth.
He was welcomed home by Aubree Raylyn, three years old; and Seth
Nathaniel, one and one-half.
Maternal grandparents are Jesslyn
and Daryll C. Jacobs Sr. of El Campo.
Paternal grandparents are Raymond
and Martha Navarro Sr. of Bay City.
Great-grandparents are Minerva J.
Lee and Marvin H. Jacobs of El Campo and Milton and Claudia Jerrell of
Bay City.